GAMBARAN REGULASI EMOSI PRIA DEWASA MUDA YANG MENJADI PECANDU JUDI SLOT ONLINE

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Kecanduan judi slot online di kalangan pria dewasa muda kerap dipicu oleh ketidakmampuan meregulasi emosi negatif, namun sebagian besar penelitian terdahulu masih berfokus pada pendekatan kuantitatif sehingga belum menggambarkan secara mendalam bagaimana proses regulasi emosi tersebut dialami dan dijalankan dalam kehidupan sehari-hari. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui gambaran empiris regulasi emosi serta faktor-faktor yang memengaruhinya pada pria dewasa muda pecandu judi slot online. Penelitian menggunakan metode kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologis, melibatkan dua subjek pria dewasa muda berusia 18–35 tahun berdomisili di Kota Medan yang menunjukkan indikasi kecanduan judi slot online, ditambah dua informan dari lingkungan terdekat subjek. Data dikumpulkan melalui observasi, wawancara mendalam, dan dokumentasi, kemudian dianalisis secara induktif berdasarkan lima aspek regulasi emosi (situation selection, situation modification, attentional deployment, cognitive change, response modulation). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa kecanduan judi slot online mengganggu kapasitas regulasi emosi kedua subjek, dengan pola siklis: tekanan akademik memicu perilaku berjudi, kekalahan memperburuk kondisi emosional, dan kondisi emosional yang memburuk kembali mendorong perilaku berjudi. Meski demikian, kedua subjek menunjukkan upaya pemulihan aktif berupa pembatasan akses judi, pengalihan aktivitas, reinterpretasi kognitif, serta pemanfaatan dukungan sosial. Faktor akademik teridentifikasi sebagai pemicu utama, sedangkan dukungan sosial dari keluarga dan teman dekat berperan sebagai faktor protektif dalam pemulihan regulasi emosi.

Online slot gambling addiction among young adult men is often driven by an inability to regulate negative emotions, yet most prior studies have relied on quantitative approaches that fail to capture in depth how this regulatory process is experienced and enacted in daily life. This study aimed to obtain an empirical picture of emotion regulation and the factors influencing it among young adult men addicted to online slot gambling. A qualitative method with a phenomenological approach was employed, involving two young adult male subjects aged 18–35 residing in Medan who showed indications of online slot gambling addiction, along with two informants from their immediate social environment. Data were collected through observation, in-depth interviews, and documentation, then analyzed inductively based on five aspects of emotion regulation (situation selection, situation modification, attentional deployment, cognitive change, response modulation). The results showed that gambling addiction disrupted both subjects' capacity for emotion regulation, following a cyclical pattern: academic pressure triggered gambling behavior, losses worsened emotional states, and worsening emotional states in turn re-triggered gambling. Nonetheless, both subjects demonstrated active recovery efforts, including restricting access to gambling, engaging in alternative activities, reinterpreting cognitions, and drawing on social support. Academic pressure was identified as the primary trigger, while social support from family and close friends served as a protective factor in the recovery of emotion regulation.